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Description
OVERVIEW
In this lesson, students will identify and explain the key events, major themes, and defining characteristics of the Texas Revolutionary Era based on a reading passage, primary source materials, and comprehension questions.
LESSON TIME
This lesson will take approximately 45 to 60 minutes Exact times may vary based on the specific needs of individual classes.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What are the key events, major themes, and defining characteristics of the Texas Revolutionary Era?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
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This ready-to-use classroom slideshow contains the warm-up exercise, the daily objective, the “We will / I will” statements, and the essential question for the lesson. It guides the class through the assignment providing larger versions of images, visual representations of the directions, and supports for reading and answering questions including sentence stems for in-class responses. It concludes with the exit ticket.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will watch the video, “Preview of the Texas Revolution” from the Texas History for Teachers website. A link to the video is included in the slideshow. Students will record three important facts about the unit from the video.
In this exit ticket, students will consider and record the pros and cons of the three primary points of view held by many Anglos and Tejanos related to the civil war in Mexico.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit
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Grade Level Work
In this printable assignment, students will make observations, inferences, and predictions about the unit based on a primary source image of the Battle of the Alamo. Students read a passage at a grade-level Lexile level and answer comprehension questions based on the new 8th grade STAAR item types including short, constructed response with sentence stems provided, a multi-part question with a primary source text including vocabulary definitions for challenging words, and an adaptation of drag and drop.
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In this printable assignment, students will make observations, inferences, and predictions about the unit based on a primary source image of the Battle of the Alamo. Students read a passage at a grade-level Lexile level and answer comprehension questions based on the new 8th grade STAAR item types including short, constructed response with sentence stems and response options provided, a multi-part question with a primary source text including vocabulary definitions for challenging words, and an adaptation of drag and drop. Multiple choice questions include one answer option eliminated.
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In this printable assignment, students will make observations, inferences, and predictions about the unit based on a primary source image of the Battle of the Alamo. Students read a passage at a challenging Lexile level and answer comprehension questions based on the new 8th grade STAAR item types including short, constructed response, a multi-part question with a primary source text, and an adaptation of drag and drop.
Sources
Previews and links to sources referenced in this lesson.
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The Texas Republican Newspaper, October 10, 1835
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